Title
Coping style development: The role of learning goal orientation and metacognitive awareness
Author
Delahaij, R.
van Dam, K.
Publication year
2016
Abstract
Professionals in high-risk organizations, such as the military, need to develop effective coping styles in order to deal with dangerous and stressful situations. Although most of these organizations already offer programs and interventions aimed at improving employees' coping styles, there is still little research on the predictors of coping style development. This two-wave study examined how goal orientation and metacognitive awareness contribute to coping style development during basic military training. Participants were 235 Dutch military recruits who completed a questionnaire before and after basic training. The results showed that participants with a strong learning goal orientation developed more effective (i.e. more problem-focused coping and less emotion-focused coping) coping styles, and that this effect was mediated by metacognitive awareness. Together, the findings yield theoretical as well as practical implications for organizations that aim to enhance effective coping styles in professionals in high-risk jobs. © 2015 Elsevier Ltd.
Subject
Human & Operational Modelling
HOI - Human Behaviour & Organisational Innovations
ELSS - Earth, Life and Social Sciences
Psychology
Coping style
Development
Learning goal orientation
Metacognitive awareness
Military
Awareness
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2015.12.012
TNO identifier
530923
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
ISSN
0191-8869
Source
Personality and Individual Differences, 92, 57-62
Document type
article